If forced to pick one, I'd take Brawlers, for its raucous mix of psychobilly rock, grungey blues and slinky mambos, and for 'Road to Peace', a stinging indictment of fundamentalist attitudes on both sides of the current divide, through an account of the spiral of retribution that follows a suicide bombing. The differences, however, are less decisive than the similarities, as illustrated by a track such as 'Little Drop of Poison', nominally a Bawler, despite its bowed saw, bass clarinet and clanking metal percussion. The final product beautifully decorated in wood-style slabs is about as perfect a comprehensive overview of Waits in the retail market the Greatest Hits shadow that give testimony its unique and varied talent without returning some of the material album.

It's divided into separate discs of Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards, roughly correspondent to his surreal roadhouse blues and garage rock his poignant ballads and his weirder, uncategorisable pieces (including covers of songs by Daniel Johnston and The Ramones, and a poem by Charles Bukowski). The limited edition deluxe package contains a bound 94-page booklet that reproduces Toms lyrics in the style of a volume of old poetry. While Bastards is filled with experimental music, stories, and jokes.

Waits is the musical equivalent of Marmite, an acquired taste but for those who savour his eclectic blend of blues hollers, jazz piano, tragic ballads, and found percussion, and all-encompassing grasp of American folk musics, this triple-CD set is a feast of vivid flavours. Tom Waits - Orphans Deluxe Limited Edition - Bound 94 page booklet - Music.

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